Enriching lives and strengthening communities through the power of culinary education.
This spring, we’re coming together again for the JPF’s most significant event of the year: our 9th Anniversary Celebration on April 9th in New York City! Tickets are available now, and we want to see you there! Join the festivities and raise a glass in support of the mission we share. Proceeds will support the Jacques Pépin Foundation and our Grantee organizations making real change through the power of culinary education across the country.
January 30, 2026
We announced our latest round of grantees in December, including two returning organizations joining our Partnership Circle with a two-year $50,000 grant. This month, we’d like you to get to know these extraordinary organizations. Stone Soup PDX in Portland, OR combines hands-on training, wraparound support services and real kitchen experience to help participants build skills, confidence and pathways to long-term employment.
Jacques shares quick and easy recipes in his “Cooking at Home” series. For a more in-depth exploration of Jacques' technique, check out “Jacques Pépin: A Legacy of Technique” online culinary course.
We are all equal in the eyes of the stove.
~ Jacques Pépin
Nous sommes tous égaux dans les yeux du fourneau.
~ Jacques Pépin
The Jacques Pépin Foundation, founded in 2016, furthers Chef Pépin's commitment to culinary education with programs that teach essential skills to professional and home cooks alike.
Jacques Pépin is an icon and one of the most influential culinary educators of all time. Through his decades of teaching, dozens of cookbooks, 16 James Beard awards, and hundreds of individual television episodes, Chef Pépin continues to inspire generations of cooks and makes the culinary arts more approachable. As the most trusted name in culinary education, we believe the Jacques Pépin Foundation is uniquely qualified to advance culinary training for everyone.
With your support, the JPF teaches and inspires people to cook, to improve their lives with personal growth, better health, ways to save money on food, and job opportunities, while extending Jacques’ legacy of generosity and the transformative power of culinary education.
Your contributions provide free instructional videos, available to all, through social media channels, YouTube and our website, to teach and enhance cooking skills, as well as access to recipes and videos from renowned and inspiring chefs through our JPF members’ Video Recipe Book. Our Community Kitchens Support program provides culinary arts education, training and grants to empower those with barriers to employment to gain confidence, skills and employment in the food industry.
Join the JPF at any level to access hundreds of new recipes in our member-exclusive Video Recipe Book.
